Amy Denton Harris joined Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler P.A. in March of 2003 and became a shareholder in 2010. Mrs. Harris received her J.D. with honors in 2002 from the University of Florida. While in law school, Ms. Harris interned for The Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, and The Honorable Michael G. Williamson, Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida. She also is licensed as a certified public accountant, having passed all four parts of the examination on her first attempt (something accomplished by a small percentage of applicants). She is past chair of the Accounting Circle Board at the University of South Florida. She regularly represents debtors, committees, creditors, trustees, purchasers, and other parties in bankruptcy cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and out-of-court workouts. She is also active in the firm’s representation of borrowers and guarantors in state court litigation initiated by lenders. She has been particularly active in the representation of agribusinesses and independent and franchised restaurant chains and other food service companies in Chapter 11 cases.

"very smart, very articulate in court, and she handles herself very well"

- Chambers USA (2017)

Honors and Distinctions

Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification

Hands Across the Border: Coast-to-Coast Communications in International Insolvency Cases – Stetson University College of Law 5th International Symposium on Bankruptcy, June 12-15 2005 Freiberg, Germany (Co-author with Russell M. Blain & Stephen R. Leslie)

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Representation

Ms. Harris has headed up or has had an active involvement in the firm's representation of the following in Bankruptcy Court:

C & D Fruit and Vegetable Co., Inc. and Trio Farms, LLC, which own and farm more than 300 acres in Manatee County

A & K Energy Conservation, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive lighting maintenance, re-lamping, and energy services solutions with approximately $18 million in revenues

Angela Welch, Chapter 7 Trustee of the bankruptcy estate of James Liston

Creditor in Walker Renaissance Manufacturing, Inc.

Various creditors in state court collection matters

Michael Moecker & Associates in its capacity as assignee in several assignments for the benefit of creditors cases

Physician's Choice Laboratory Services, LLC, as assignor in an assignment for the benefit of creditors case

Len-Tran, Inc. d/b/a Turner Tree and Landscape, a landscaping, hardscaping, and irrigation company located in Bradenton, FL

Several individual Chapter 11 debtors

Several creditors in individual bankruptcy cases

Grainger Farms, Inc. and its affiliates, which own and farm approximately 5,000 acres in Collier, Hendry, and Manatee counties

Plaintiffs in a state court action for fraud and other tortious conduct

Amy Denton Harris joined Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler P.A. in March of 2003 and became a shareholder in 2010. Mrs. Harris received her J.D. with honors in 2002 from the University of Florida. While in law school, Ms. Harris interned for The Honorable Paul M. Glenn, Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, and The Honorable Michael G. Williamson, Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida. She also is licensed as a certified public accountant, having passed all four parts of the examination on her first attempt (something accomplished by a small percentage of applicants). She is past chair of the Accounting Circle Board at the University of South Florida. She regularly represents debtors, committees, creditors, trustees, purchasers, and other parties in bankruptcy cases, assignments for the benefit of creditors, and out-of-court workouts. She is also active in the firm’s representation of borrowers and guarantors in state court litigation initiated by lenders. She has been particularly active in the representation of agribusinesses and independent and franchised restaurant chains and other food service companies in Chapter 11 cases.

"very smart, very articulate in court, and she handles herself very well"

- Chambers USA (2017)

Honors and Distinctions

Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification

Hands Across the Border: Coast-to-Coast Communications in International Insolvency Cases – Stetson University College of Law 5th International Symposium on Bankruptcy, June 12-15 2005 Freiberg, Germany (Co-author with Russell M. Blain & Stephen R. Leslie)

Publications and Speaking Engagements

Representation

Ms. Harris has headed up or has had an active involvement in the firm's representation of the following in Bankruptcy Court:

C & D Fruit and Vegetable Co., Inc. and Trio Farms, LLC, which own and farm more than 300 acres in Manatee County

A & K Energy Conservation, Inc., a leading provider of comprehensive lighting maintenance, re-lamping, and energy services solutions with approximately $18 million in revenues

Angela Welch, Chapter 7 Trustee of the bankruptcy estate of James Liston

Creditor in Walker Renaissance Manufacturing, Inc.

Various creditors in state court collection matters

Michael Moecker & Associates in its capacity as assignee in several assignments for the benefit of creditors cases

Physician's Choice Laboratory Services, LLC, as assignor in an assignment for the benefit of creditors case

Len-Tran, Inc. d/b/a Turner Tree and Landscape, a landscaping, hardscaping, and irrigation company located in Bradenton, FL

Several individual Chapter 11 debtors

Several creditors in individual bankruptcy cases

Grainger Farms, Inc. and its affiliates, which own and farm approximately 5,000 acres in Collier, Hendry, and Manatee counties

Plaintiffs in a state court action for fraud and other tortious conduct